What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Cockburn School has been working hard in 2020 to develop the character of its students. The school, which already achieves excellent academic progress, also understands the need for students to leave as well rounded citizens with a strong moral purpose. The school motto ‘Learning for Life’ encompasses more than just
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 27 January 2020: Single storey rear extension; demolish existing outbuilding 31 Sunnyview Avenue Beeston Leeds LS11 8QY Ref. No:
The Yorkshire Evening Post last week published its annual article highlighting the worst performing schools in the Leeds area and for the first time in its history, and further to the former South Leeds Academy in Belle Isle being officially closed and re-opened by the Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), Cockburn
Fans of BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax are invited to join BAFTA winning actress Sarah Lancashire and TV writer Sally Wainwright at an exclusive private screening next month. Audiences will get a sneak peek of the next series of Sally Wainwright’s hit drama at The Square Chapel in Halifax
Older people and those with additional support needs in Beeston and Holbeck are being offered free door to door transport to GP and other health appointments. The scheme is being trialled in South Leeds as part of the Connecting Leeds project and aims to cut the number of missed appointments
Hua Liu who works for Health For All on their Lychhe Red Chinese elders project has been selected by the Prime Minister’s Office at 10 Downing Street to be today’s Point of Light (22 January 2020). This isn’t the first time Hua has been recognised for her outstanding work. As
Police are appealing for information after a man was injured during a robbery in a South Leeds park. The victim, a 37-year-old man, was attacked in Cross Flatts Park, off Dewsbury Road, Beeston, sometime between 1-1.30am on Tuesday 14 January 2020. He was punched during the incident and suffered a
This Saturday (25 January 2020) will see a number of community litter-picks in parks across South Leeds. The project is spearheaded by the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team, working with local Councillors, ‘Friends’ and ‘In Bloom’ groups and the wider community. Everyone is invited, bags and litter pickers will be
Now that the New Year is well and truly underway and we prepare to enter February, so too does BasementArtsProject prepare to enter, not just our 2020 programme on 6 March, but also the last year of our first decade as a Beeston-based arts organisation. On 2 April 2021 BasementArtsProject
A man was knocked to the floor and had a liquid squirted in his face as two people assaulted him and stole his wallet and mobile phone. The incident happened late on Friday 10 January opposite the Aldi store on Tunstall Road in Beeston. All three emergency services attended, the